--- loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2008/05/08 22:13:32	1.49
+++ loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2008/06/24 15:01:23	1.56
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set domain-wide configuration settings
 #
-# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.49 2008/05/08 22:13:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.56 2008/06/24 15:01:23 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sub handler {
                                   col2 => '',}],
                     },
         'defaults' => 
-                    { text => 'Default authentication/language',
+                    { text => 'Default authentication/language/timezone',
                       help => '',
                       header => [{col1 => 'Setting',
                                   col2 => 'Value'}],
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ sub handler {
         $r->print('<h3>'.&mt('Functionality to display/modify').'</h3>');
         $r->print('<script type="text/javascript">'."\n".
               &Apache::loncommon::check_uncheck_jscript()."\n".
-              '</script>'."\n".'<p><input type="button" value="check all" '.
+              '</script>'."\n".'<p><input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'" '.
               'onclick="javascript:checkAll(document.pickactions.actions)"'.
               ' />&nbsp;&nbsp;'.
-              '<input type="button" value="uncheck all" '.
+              '<input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'" '.
               'onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.pickactions.actions)"'.
               ' /></p><div class="LC_left_float">');
         my ($numitems,$midpoint,$seconddiv,$count); 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ sub handler {
         }
         $count = 0;
         foreach my $item (@prefs_order) {
-            $r->print('<h4><label><input type="checkbox" name="actions" value="'.$item.'" />&nbsp;'.$prefs{$item}->{'text'}.'</label></h4>');
+            $r->print('<h4><label><input type="checkbox" name="actions" value="'.$item.'" />&nbsp;'.&mt($prefs{$item}->{'text'}).'</label></h4>');
             $count ++;
             if ((!$seconddiv) && ($count >= $midpoint)) {
                 $r->print('</div>'."\n".'<div class="LC_left_float">'."\n");
@@ -1543,11 +1543,21 @@ sub print_usercreation {
             &Apache::lonnet::inst_userrules($dom,'username');
         my %lt = &usercreation_types();
         my %checked;
+        my @selfcreate; 
         if (ref($settings) eq 'HASH') {
             if (ref($settings->{'cancreate'}) eq 'HASH') {
                 foreach my $item (@creators) {
                     $checked{$item} = $settings->{'cancreate'}{$item};
                 }
+                if (ref($settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    @selfcreate = @{$settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'}};
+                } elsif ($settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'} ne '') {
+                    if ($settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'} eq 'any') {
+                        @selfcreate = ('email','login','sso');
+                    } elsif ($settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'} ne 'none') {
+                        @selfcreate = ($settings->{'cancreate'}{'selfcreate'});
+                    }
+                }
             } elsif (ref($settings->{'cancreate'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                 foreach my $item (@creators) {
                     if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,@{$settings->{'cancreate'}})) {
@@ -1559,10 +1569,8 @@ sub print_usercreation {
         my $rownum = 0;
         foreach my $item (@creators) {
             $rownum ++;
-            if ($checked{$item} eq '') {
-                if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
-                    $checked{$item} = 'none';
-                } else {
+            if ($item ne 'selfcreate') {  
+                if ($checked{$item} eq '') {
                     $checked{$item} = 'any';
                 }
             }
@@ -1575,24 +1583,33 @@ sub print_usercreation {
             $datatable .= '<tr'.$css_class.'>'.
                          '<td><span class="LC_nobreak">'.$lt{$item}.
                          '</span></td><td align="right">';
-            my @options = ('any');
+            my @options;
             if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
                 push(@options,('email','login','sso'));
             } else {
+                @options = ('any');
                 if (ref($rules) eq 'HASH') {
                     if (keys(%{$rules}) > 0) {
                         push(@options,('official','unofficial'));
                     }
                 }
+                push(@options,'none');
             }
-            push(@options,'none');
             foreach my $option (@options) {
+                my $type = 'radio';
                 my $check = ' ';
-                if ($checked{$item} eq $option) {
-                    $check = ' checked="checked" ';
+                if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
+                    $type = 'checkbox';
+                    if (grep(/^\Q$option\E$/,@selfcreate)) {
+                        $check = ' checked="checked" ';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if ($checked{$item} eq $option) {
+                        $check = ' checked="checked" ';
+                    }
                 } 
                 $datatable .= '<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
-                              '<input type="radio" name="can_createuser_'.
+                              '<input type="'.$type.'" name="can_createuser_'.
                               $item.'" value="'.$option.'"'.$check.'/>&nbsp;'.
                               $lt{$option}.'</label>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>';
             }
@@ -1765,7 +1782,7 @@ sub print_usermodification {
 
 sub print_defaults {
     my ($dom,$rowtotal) = @_;
-    my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def');
+    my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def','timezone_def');
     my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
     my $titles = &defaults_titles();
     my $rownum = 0;
@@ -1797,6 +1814,9 @@ sub print_defaults {
                               '" value="'.$auth.'"'.$checked.'/>'.
                               $authnames{$shortauth{$auth}}.'</label>&nbsp;&nbsp;';
             }
+        } elsif ($item eq 'timezone_def') {
+            my $includeempty = 1;
+            $datatable .= &Apache::loncommon::select_timezone($item,$domdefaults{$item},undef,$includeempty);
         } else {
             $datatable .= '<input type="text" name="'.$item.'" value="'.
                           $domdefaults{$item}.'" />';
@@ -1813,6 +1833,7 @@ sub defaults_titles {
                    'auth_def'      => 'Default authentication type',
                    'auth_arg_def'  => 'Default authentication argument',
                    'lang_def'      => 'Default language',
+                   'timezone_def'  => 'Default timezone',
                  );
     return (\%titles);
 }
@@ -1945,7 +1966,8 @@ sub print_coursecategories {
     my $itemcount = 1;
     if (ref($settings) eq 'HASH') {
         my (@cats,@trails,%allitems,%idx,@jsarray);
-        &extract_categories($settings,\@cats,\@trails,\%allitems,\%idx,\@jsarray);
+        &Apache::loncommon::extract_categories($settings,\@cats,\@trails,
+                                               \%allitems,\%idx,\@jsarray);
         my $maxdepth = scalar(@cats);
         my $colattrib = '';
         if ($maxdepth > 2) {
@@ -2050,7 +2072,7 @@ sub coursecategories_javascript {
     my ($output,$jstext);
     if (ref($settings) eq 'HASH') {
         my (@cats,@jsarray,%idx);
-        &gather_categories($settings,\@cats,\%idx,\@jsarray);
+        &Apache::loncommon::gather_categories($settings,\@cats,\%idx,\@jsarray);
         if (@jsarray > 0) {
             $jstext = '    var categories = Array('.scalar(@jsarray).');'."\n";
             for (my $i=0; $i<@jsarray; $i++) {
@@ -2147,7 +2169,7 @@ sub initialize_categories {
     $css_class = $itemcount%2?' class="LC_odd_row"':'';
     $chgstr = ' onchange="javascript:reorderCats(this.form,'."'','addcategory_pos','0'".');"';
     $datatable .= '<tr '.$css_class.'><td><span class="LC_nobreak">'
-                  .'<select name="addcategory_pos"'.$chgstr/'><option value="0">1</option>'
+                  .'<select name="addcategory_pos"'.$chgstr.'><option value="0">1</option>'
                   .'<option value="1" selected="selected">2</option></select>&nbsp;'
                   .&mt('Add category').'</td><td>'.&mt('Name:')
                   .'&nbsp;<input type="text" size="20" name="addcategory_name" value="" /></td></tr>';
@@ -2452,34 +2474,36 @@ sub modify_login {
                     'adminmail'     => 'off',
                     'newuser'       => 'off',
         );
-        foreach my $item (@toggles) {
-            if ($defaultchecked{$item} eq 'on') { 
-                if (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '0') &&
-                    ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) {
-                    $changes{$item} = 1;
-                } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '' ||
-                          $domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '1') &&
-                         ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0')) {
-                    $changes{$item} = 1;
-                }
-            } elsif ($defaultchecked{$item} eq 'off') {
-                if (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '1') &&
-                    ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0')) {
-                    $changes{$item} = 1;
-                } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '' ||
-                          $domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '0') &&
-                         ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) {
-                    $changes{$item} = 1;
+        if (ref($domconfig{'login'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $item (@toggles) {
+                if ($defaultchecked{$item} eq 'on') { 
+                    if (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '0') &&
+                        ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) {
+                        $changes{$item} = 1;
+                    } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '' ||
+                              $domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '1') &&
+                             ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0')) {
+                        $changes{$item} = 1;
+                    }
+                } elsif ($defaultchecked{$item} eq 'off') {
+                    if (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '1') &&
+                        ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '0')) {
+                        $changes{$item} = 1;
+                    } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '' ||
+                              $domconfig{'login'}{$item} eq '0') &&
+                             ($env{'form.'.$item} eq '1')) {
+                        $changes{$item} = 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        if (($domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq 'text') && 
-            ($env{'form.loginheader'} eq 'image')) {
-            $changes{'loginheader'} = 1;
-        } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq '' ||
-                  $domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq 'image') &&
-                 ($env{'form.loginheader'} eq 'text')) {
-            $changes{'loginheader'} = 1;
+            if (($domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq 'text') && 
+                ($env{'form.loginheader'} eq 'image')) {
+                $changes{'loginheader'} = 1;
+            } elsif (($domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq '' ||
+                      $domconfig{'login'}{'loginheader'} eq 'image') &&
+                     ($env{'form.loginheader'} eq 'text')) {
+                $changes{'loginheader'} = 1;
+            }
         }
         if (keys(%changes) > 0 || $colchgtext) {
             &Apache::loncommon::devalidate_domconfig_cache($dom);
@@ -2512,6 +2536,7 @@ sub color_font_choices {
             img => "Header",
             bgs => "Background colors",
             links => "Link colors",
+            images => "Images",
             font => "Font color",
             pgbg => "Page",
             tabbg => "Header",
@@ -2527,6 +2552,11 @@ sub modify_rolecolors {
     my ($r,$dom,$confname,$roles,%domconfig) = @_;
     my ($resulttext,%rolehash);
     $rolehash{'rolecolors'} = {};
+    if (ref($domconfig{'rolecolors'}) ne 'HASH') {
+        if ($domconfig{'rolecolors'} eq '') {
+            $domconfig{'rolecolors'} = {};
+        }
+    }
     my ($errors,%changes) = &modify_colors($r,$dom,$confname,$roles,
                          $domconfig{'rolecolors'},$rolehash{'rolecolors'});
     my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put_dom('configuration',\%rolehash,
@@ -2553,7 +2583,7 @@ sub modify_rolecolors {
 sub modify_colors {
     my ($r,$dom,$confname,$roles,$domconfig,$confhash) = @_;
     my (%changes,%choices);
-    my @bgs = ('pgbg','mainbg','sidebg');
+    my @bgs;
     my @links = ('link','alink','vlink');
     my @logintext;
     my @images;
@@ -2568,8 +2598,10 @@ sub modify_colors {
         }
         if ($role eq 'login') {
             @images = ('img','logo','domlogo','login');
+            @bgs = ('pgbg','mainbg','sidebg');
         } else {
             @images = ('img');
+            @bgs = ('pgbg','tabbg','sidebg'); 
         }
         $confhash->{$role}{'font'} = $env{'form.'.$role.'_font'};
         foreach my $item (@bgs,@links,@logintext) {
@@ -3120,7 +3152,11 @@ sub modify_quotas {
     }
     foreach my $key (keys(%formhash)) {
         if ($formhash{$key} ne '') {
-            if (!exists($domconfig{'quotas'}{$key})) {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'quotas'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (!exists($domconfig{'quotas'}{$key})) {
+                    $changes{$key} = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
                 $changes{$key} = 1;
             }
         }
@@ -3640,21 +3676,81 @@ sub modify_usercreation {
     my @email_rule = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.email_rule');
     my @contexts = ('author','course','selfcreate');
     foreach my $item(@contexts) {
-        $cancreate{$item} = $env{'form.can_createuser_'.$item};
         if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
+            @{$cancreate{$item}} = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.can_createuser_'.$item);
             my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
             if (!((($domdefaults{'auth_def'} =~/^krb/) && ($domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} ne '')) || ($domdefaults{'auth_def'} eq 'localauth'))) {
-                if (($cancreate{$item} eq 'any') || ($cancreate{$item} eq 'login')) {
-                    $warningmsg = &mt('Although account creation has been set to be available for institutional logins, currently default authentication in this domain has not been set to support this.').' '.&mt('You need to set the default authentication type to Kerberos 4 or 5 (with a Kerberos domain specified), or to Local authentication, if the localauth module has been customized in your domain to authenticate institutional logins.');   
+                if (ref($cancreate{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+                    if (grep(/^login$/,@{$cancreate{$item}})) {
+                        $warningmsg = &mt('Although account creation has been set to be available for institutional logins, currently default authentication in this domain has not been set to support this.').' '.&mt('You need to set the default authentication type to Kerberos 4 or 5 (with a Kerberos domain specified), or to Local authentication, if the localauth module has been customized in your domain to authenticate institutional logins.');   
+                    }
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            $cancreate{$item} = $env{'form.can_createuser_'.$item};
         }
     }
     if (ref($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}) eq 'HASH') {
         foreach my $item (@contexts) {
-            if ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} ne $cancreate{$item}) {
-                push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
-            } 
+            if ($item eq 'selfcreate') {
+                if (ref($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') { 
+                    foreach my $curr (@{$curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item}}) {
+                        if (!grep(/^$curr$/,@{$cancreate{$item}})) {
+                            if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} eq '') {
+                        if (@{$cancreate{$item}} > 0) {
+                            if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} eq 'any') {
+                            if (@{$cancreate{$item}} < 3) {
+                                if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                    push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } elsif ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} eq 'none') {
+                            if (@{$cancreate{$item}} > 0) {
+                                if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                    push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } elsif (!grep(/^$curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item}$/,@{$cancreate{$item}})) {
+                            if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                    foreach my $type (@{$cancreate{$item}}) {
+                        if (ref($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            if (!grep(/^$type$/,@{$curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item}})) {
+                                if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                    push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } elsif (($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} ne 'any') &&
+                                 ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} ne 'none')) {
+                            if ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} ne $type) {
+                                if (!grep(/^$item$/,@{$changes{'cancreate'}})) {
+                                    push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                if ($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}{$item} ne $cancreate{$item}) {
+                    push(@{$changes{'cancreate'}},$item);
+                }
+            }
         }
     } elsif (ref($curr_usercreation{'cancreate'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         foreach my $item (@contexts) {
@@ -3761,6 +3857,12 @@ sub modify_usercreation {
 
     my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put_dom('configuration',\%usercreation_hash,
                                              $dom);
+
+    my %selfcreatetypes = (
+                             sso   => 'users authenticated by institutional single sign on',
+                             login => 'users authenticated by institutional log-in',
+                             email => 'users who provide a valid e-mail address for use as the username',
+                          );
     if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
         if (keys(%changes) > 0) {
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
@@ -3769,16 +3871,14 @@ sub modify_usercreation {
                 foreach my $type (@{$changes{'cancreate'}}) {
                     my $chgtext =  $lt{$type}.', ';
                     if ($type eq 'selfcreate') {
-                        if ($cancreate{$type} eq 'none') {
+                        if (@{$cancreate{$type}} == 0) {
                             $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new user account is not permitted.');
-                        } elsif ($cancreate{$type} eq 'any') {
-                            $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new account is permitted for users authenticated by institutional log-in and SSO, and also for e-mail addresses used as usernames.');
-                        } elsif ($cancreate{$type} eq 'login') {
-                            $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new account is only permitted for users authenticated by institutional log-in.');
-                        } elsif ($cancreate{$type} eq 'sso') {
-                            $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new account is only permitted for users authenticated by institutional single sign on.');
-                        } elsif ($cancreate{$type} eq 'email') {
-                            $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new account is only permitted for users who provide a valid e-mail address for use as the username.');
+                        } else {
+                            $chgtext .= &mt('creation of a new account is permitted for:<ul>');
+                            foreach my $case (@{$cancreate{$type}}) {
+                                $chgtext .= '<li>'.$selfcreatetypes{$case}.'</li>';
+                            }
+                            $chgtext .= '</ul>';
                         }
                     } else {
                         if ($cancreate{$type} eq 'none') {
@@ -3983,7 +4083,7 @@ sub modify_defaults {
     my ($dom,$r) = @_;
     my ($resulttext,$mailmsgtxt,%newvalues,%changes,@errors);
     my %domdefaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
-    my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def');
+    my @items = ('auth_def','auth_arg_def','lang_def','timezone_def');
     my @authtypes = ('internal','krb4','krb5','localauth');
     foreach my $item (@items) {
         $newvalues{$item} = $env{'form.'.$item};
@@ -4004,6 +4104,13 @@ sub modify_defaults {
                     push(@errors,$item);
                 }
             }
+        } elsif ($item eq 'timezone_def') {
+            if ($newvalues{$item} ne '') {
+                my @timezones = &DateTime::TimeZone->all_names;
+                if (!grep(/^\Q$newvalues{$item}\E/,@timezones)) {
+                    push(@errors,$item);   
+                }
+            }
         }
         if (grep(/^\Q$item\E$/,@errors)) {
             $newvalues{$item} = $domdefaults{$item};
@@ -4015,6 +4122,7 @@ sub modify_defaults {
                          defaults => { auth_def => $newvalues{'auth_def'},
                                        auth_arg_def => $newvalues{'auth_arg_def'},
                                        lang_def => $newvalues{'lang_def'},
+                                       timezone_def => $newvalues{'timezone_def'},
                                      }
                        );
     my $title = &defaults_titles();
@@ -4047,10 +4155,12 @@ sub modify_defaults {
             my $cachetime = 24*60*60;
             &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domdefaults',$dom,
                                           $defaults_hash{'defaults'},$cachetime);
-            my $sysmail = $r->dir_config('lonSysEMail');
-            &Apache::lonmsg::sendemail($sysmail,"LON-CAPA Domain Settings Change - $dom",$mailmsgtext);
+            if ($changes{'auth_def'} || $changes{'auth_arg_def'} || $changes{'lang_def'}) {
+                my $sysmail = $r->dir_config('lonSysEMail');
+                &Apache::lonmsg::sendemail($sysmail,"LON-CAPA Domain Settings Change - $dom",$mailmsgtext);
+            }
         } else {
-            $resulttext = &mt('No changes made to default authentication/language settings');
+            $resulttext = &mt('No changes made to default authentication/language/timezone settings');
         }
     } else {
         $resulttext = '<span class="LC_error">'.
@@ -4149,14 +4259,16 @@ sub modify_coursecategories {
     my ($dom,%domconfig) = @_;
     my ($resulttext,%deletions,%reorderings,%needreordering,%adds,$errors);
     my @deletecategory = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.deletecategory');
-    if (($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'instcode::0'} ne '')  && ($env{'form.instcode'} == 0)) {
-        push (@deletecategory,'instcode::0');
+    if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{'instcode::0'} ne '')  && ($env{'form.instcode'} == 0)) {
+            push (@deletecategory,'instcode::0');
+        }
     }
     my (@predelcats,@predeltrails,%predelallitems);
     if (ref($domconfig{'coursecategories'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (@deletecategory > 0) {
             #FIXME Need to remove category from all courses using a deleted category 
-            &extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@predelcats,\@predeltrails,\%predelallitems);
+            &Apache::loncommon::extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@predelcats,\@predeltrails,\%predelallitems);
             foreach my $item (@deletecategory) {
                 if ($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{$item} ne '') {
                     delete($domconfig{'coursecategories'}{$item});
@@ -4216,7 +4328,7 @@ sub modify_coursecategories {
             }
         }
         my (@chkcats,@chktrails,%chkallitems);
-        &extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@chkcats,\@chktrails,\%chkallitems);
+        &Apache::loncommon::extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@chkcats,\@chktrails,\%chkallitems);
         if (ref($chkcats[0]) eq 'ARRAY') {
             my $depth = 0;
             my $chg = 0;
@@ -4238,7 +4350,7 @@ sub modify_coursecategories {
         }
         my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put_dom('configuration',\%domconfig,$dom);
         my (@cats,@trails,%allitems);
-        &extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@cats,\@trails,\%allitems);
+        &Apache::loncommon::extract_categories($domconfig{'coursecategories'},\@cats,\@trails,\%allitems);
         if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
             $resulttext = &mt('Changes made:').'<ul>';
             if (keys(%deletions) > 0) {
@@ -4323,91 +4435,6 @@ sub recurse_cat_deletes {
         }
     }
     return;
-}
-
-sub gather_categories {
-    my ($categories,$cats,$idx,$jsarray) = @_;
-    my %counters;
-    my $num = 0;
-    foreach my $item (keys(%{$categories})) {
-        my ($cat,$container,$depth) = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$item);
-        if ($container eq '' && $depth == 0) {
-            $cats->[$depth][$categories->{$item}] = $cat;
-        } else {
-            $cats->[$depth]{$container}[$categories->{$item}] = $cat;
-        }
-        my ($escitem,$tail) = split(/:/,$item,2);
-        if ($counters{$tail} eq '') {
-            $counters{$tail} = $num;
-            $num ++;
-        }
-        if (ref($idx) eq 'HASH') {
-            $idx->{$item} = $counters{$tail};
-        }
-        if (ref($jsarray) eq 'ARRAY') { 
-            push(@{$jsarray->[$counters{$tail}]},$item);
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
-sub extract_categories {
-    my ($categories,$cats,$trails,$allitems,$idx,$jsarray) = @_;
-    if (ref($categories) eq 'HASH') {
-        &gather_categories($categories,$cats,$idx,$jsarray);
-        if (ref($cats->[0]) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            for (my $i=0; $i<@{$cats->[0]}; $i++) {
-                my $name = $cats->[0][$i];
-                my $item = &escape($name).'::0';
-                my $trailstr;
-                if ($name eq 'instcode') {
-                    $trailstr = &mt('Official courses (with institutional codes)');
-                } else {
-                    $trailstr = $name;
-                }
-                if ($allitems->{$item} eq '') {
-                    push(@{$trails},$trailstr);
-                    $allitems->{$item} = scalar(@{$trails})-1;
-                }
-                my @parents = ($name);
-                if (ref($cats->[1]{$name}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                    for (my $j=0; $j<@{$cats->[1]{$name}}; $j++) {
-                        my $category = $cats->[1]{$name}[$j];
-                        &recurse_categories($cats,2,$category,$trails,$allitems,\@parents);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
-sub recurse_categories {
-    my ($cats,$depth,$category,$trails,$allitems,$parents) = @_;
-    my $shallower = $depth - 1;
-    if (ref($cats->[$depth]{$category}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-        for (my $k=0; $k<@{$cats->[$depth]{$category}}; $k++) {
-            my $name = $cats->[$depth]{$category}[$k];
-            my $item = &escape($category).':'.&escape($parents->[-1]).':'.$shallower;
-            my $trailstr = join(' -&gt; ',(@{$parents},$category));
-            if ($allitems->{$item} eq '') { 
-                push(@{$trails},$trailstr);
-                $allitems->{$item} = scalar(@{$trails})-1;
-            }
-            my $deeper = $depth+1;
-            push(@{$parents},$category);
-            &recurse_categories($cats,$deeper,$name,$trails,$allitems,$parents);
-            pop(@{$parents});
-        }
-    } else {
-        my $item = &escape($category).':'.&escape($parents->[-1]).':'.$shallower;
-        my $trailstr = join(' -&gt; ',(@{$parents},$category));
-        if ($allitems->{$item} eq '') {
-            push(@{$trails},$trailstr);
-            $allitems->{$item} = scalar(@{$trails})-1;
-        }
-    }
-    return;
 }
 
 1;